Authorities arrest lottery scheme organizer for defrauding and misappropriating nearly 300 million VND.

On March 2nd, according to sources from Thanh Nien newspaper, the Criminal Investigation Agency of Thoi Binh District Police arrested and detained suspect Le Thi Thao (40 years old, residing in Hamlet 4, Tan Loc Commune, Thoi Binh District) for investigation into the crime of fraud and appropriation of property.

The suspect, Le Thi Thao, listens as the investigating officer reads the order for her temporary detention.

The police in Thoi Binh district provided this information.

Previously, the suspect Thao was accused by many members of the rotating savings and credit association (ROSCA) of exploiting her position as ROSCA organizer to embezzle money. According to the investigation results, from February 2022 to April 2023, the suspect Thao opened many monthly and weekly ROSCA schemes, soliciting members from various localities in Thoi Binh District to participate.

By August 2023, Ms. Thao stopped organizing the rotating savings schemes but still owed money to many members. During the organization of these schemes, the defendant Thao took advantage of the trust and absence of members during the draw, repeatedly using the names of absent members and omitting them from the draw.

Subsequently, the suspect Thao collected the lottery money from the members but did not hand it over to the lottery winners, instead keeping it for herself. According to initial investigations, Ms. Thao defrauded and misappropriated a total of nearly 300 million VND through these actions.

Currently, the Thoi Binh District Police Investigation Agency is continuing to investigate and clarify the case of a fraudulent lottery scheme organizer who embezzled nearly 300 million VND.

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